Why did the girl's ferry suddenly crash into the sea while playing along the coast?

At around 7pm on April 30, a thrilling scene occurred near the ticket office of the ferry terminal - a little girl of three or four years old who was sitting on the stone railing playing along the coast accidentally fell. Enter the six or seven meters deep sea behind you! The girl's father sitting nearby was shocked when he saw this scene. Without thinking, he jumped into the sea and hugged the child tightly. But the tide was low, and he couldn't swim to the shore no matter how hard he held his child. The father and daughter were bobbing in the water. The situation was very critical, and more and more people were watching.

An eyewitness said:

The tide was just low at that time. The father was holding his child and could not swim to the shore. People on the shore were screaming for help. Although the girl's father grabbed a lifebuoy thrown from the shore, the sea water temperature was relatively low at night, and the father and daughter exhausted a lot of physical strength, and the situation was not optimistic.

Another witness said:

The waves on the sea were undulating. Two people, one large and one small, were bobbing in the water and struggling. The situation was very critical.

The commotion of the crowd attracted the attention of employees of the nearby Xiamen Ferry Co., Ltd.

Security officer Xue Fukai rushed to the shore immediately, and other staff members also rushed to the scene.

Out of the instinct to save people, Xue Fukai, who was familiar with water, jumped into the sea without saying a word

Holding the lifebuoy.

The place where the person fell into the water was still eight or nine meters away from the ferry company’s barge. The receding tide made the rescue difficult. The editor learned that Xue Fukai, who jumped into the sea, held the lifebuoy with one hand, swam hard in the direction of the father and daughter, and pushed the lifebuoy in his hand towards the father. With the help of Xue Fukai, the situation on the water was under control. The father and daughter relied on two lifebuoys one behind the other to float on the water. Behind them, Xue Fukai used his own hands to move them little by little to the shore. Push away from the anchor chain.

Rescuing people

At this time, the security captain Zhang Wenxi was riding on the anchor chain with his waist high to help Xue Fukai in the water, while the crew member Guo Zhiwei was pulling Zhang Wenxi tightly from behind. After pushing, holding, and pulling, they finally worked together to rescue the father and daughter who fell into the water. After the two landed safely, the ferry company's passenger transport staff immediately brought the crew's own quilts to wrap them in shivering hands, and brought hot water to them as soon as possible.

Seeing this scene, nearby citizens and tourists applauded. A thrilling rescue came to an end without any danger.

It is understood that the girl’s family of four came to Xiamen from Fuzhou and had an accident. Fortunately, they received timely rescue. At present, the father and daughter are in good health.